Durability of Eucalypts wood in soil bed and field decay tests



Document title: Durability of Eucalypts wood in soil bed and field decay tests
Journal: Maderas : ciencia y tecnología
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System number: 000534514
ISSN: 0718-221X
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Institutions: 1Federal University of Campina Grande, Patos PB. Brasil
2Federal University of Espírito Santo, Jerônimo Monteiro ES. Brasil
3Federal University of Acre, Cruzeiro do Sul AC. Brasil
4Federal University of Campina Grande, Patos PB. Brasil
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Volumen: 22
Number: 4
Pages: 447-456
Country: Chile
Language: Inglés
English abstract This evaluated the natural resistance of wood from seven Eucalyptus trees in field decay and soil bed tests. Two 12-year-old trees were randomly sampled per species, with 2,2 m logs being obtained from the basal section of each tree. The samples were taken in two positions in the radial direction of the stem (middle heartwood and transition zone; containing heartwood and sapwood). The field decay tests were installed in three municipalities in the southern state of Espírito Santo, and the soil utilized soil from the three field decay test areas. The field decay tests were evaluated after six, 12 and 18 months after installation and the soil bed tests after six months. The Scott-Knott test (p ≤ 0,05) was used in the analysis and evaluation of the tests. The sapwood-heartwood (transition region) exhibited the greatest mass losses for the field decay and soil bed tests. On average, for the soil bed test the lowest mass losses were observed for the soil of Vargem Alta (5,00 %), with greater mass losses observed for São José do Calçado (7,05 %) and Jerônimo Monteiro (9,90 %). In the field decay test the organisms present in the soil of São José do Calçado and related to the organic matter content Eucalyptus grandis and Eucalyptus saligna more intensely.
Keyword: Biodeterioration,
Edaphoclimatic characteristics,
Natural resistance,
Pith-bark direction.
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